Sager Electronics and a team of students from Harvard University’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) recently joined forces to conduct…
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Automation Investments Increase due to COVID-19
by adminby adminMore than 50% of U.S. companies are considering investing in automation solutions in response to the changing post-COVID market. E-commerce (66%); grocery,…
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Prevent the Collapse of Supply Chains During a Crisis with Strategic Redundancy
by adminby adminCOVID-19 has shown us how fragile our supply chains are. Francisco Polidoro, associate management professor at the McCombs School of Business at…
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Hitachi and Microsoft to Provide Next-Gen Solutions for Manufacturing and Logistics
by adminby adminMicrosoft and Hitachi have announced a multi-year, strategic alliance meant to accelerate the digital transformation of manufacturing and logistics across Southeast Asia,…
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Packaging Life Cycle Analysis Highlights Environmental Benefits
by adminby adminThe EPS Industry Alliance (EPS-IA) is sharing its expanded polystyrene foam packaging life cycle assessment (LCA) findings. They used the most current…
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Companies across the nation are predicting a significant shift from offshoring to near-shoring following the COVID-19 pandemic. Will companies shift their…
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While 5G will deliver high efficiency, there will also be challenges for those implementing it, from the sheer volume of data to…
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As we embark on 2020, let’s pause and reflect on what we learned last year. Looking at 2019 from a 50,000’ level,…
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Robots are gaining traction across the supply chain. According to McKinsey & Company’s recent Industrial Robotics report, the lower costs of producing…
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Will 5G Mean Greater Supply Chain Risk?
by adminby adminThe beefing up of security for the 5G products supply chain has sparked an investigation by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS). Spurred by concerns over such companies as ZTE and Huawei spying on U.S. telecommunications networks, ATIS seems to be one of several entities taking on the task. Last year, for example, President Trump signed the national Defense Authorization Act that prevents U.S. government agencies from buying technology from the two companies, or products and services based on their technologies.
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